TripAdvisor Reviews Dasaprakash Hotel Chennai (Madras)

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... are a must in the south (especially in Kerala, but this hotel seems to have a pretty good spa too). Chennai is beautiful, it's so green and full of Palm trees and colorful buildings, it was raining when we arrived so some off the roads were starting to flood and everything looks so alive! We may also check out the beach depending on how close it is. This is what vacationing is all about!!!! ...

Today began with visiting the John Lewis ODC (offshore development centre). The ODC has recently moved floors so the branding and office set up is a work in progress. It was really great to see the Partnership history/journey on the walls and also John Lewis and Waitrose branding throughout! Gamification was demonstrated by a pyramid model of John Lewis' online ordering system. This displayed all the different ...

... it allowed for plenty of rest and relaxation whilst waiting for the (slightly) delayed flight. The flight went smoothly and landed only around 30 mins late... The drama then began! We landed at terminal 1 and as per the instructions needed to get over to terminal 3 to meet the hotel taxi. After an interesting first experience on an Indian bus we arrived at T3 gate 6 and.....no taxi! After looking for our names and wandering around several times ...

... his family worked for the British army and lost everything after independence. I think perhaps that in every country that has been occupied, that the topic is very divisive and depends on how the individuals and their ancestors fared during that time.

The second presentation regarding 'swaraj' really blew my mind and set my brain wandering down paths it had never ventured before. Due to my lack of note-taking skills, here is a little excerpt ...

... in England if I ride up to a junction with 3 motorbikes tearing towards me I would usually stop, here you are expected to carry on regardless. I learnt this after coming to a stop and sending 2 women flying off their bicycle behind me in a mess of arms, legs and sari's.

I caught the sleeper train down to Madurai. Having got my times mixed up and thinking I arrived at my stop at 5:30am instead of 4:30am I almost missed my stop ...